Chapter XIII: The Public Archery Meetings and the Double York and Other Rounds (7)
+-------------------------+----------+----------+----------+-----------+
| | 100 Yards| 80 Yards | 60 Yards | TOTALS |
| GENTLEMEN +----+-----+----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+
| |Hits|Score|Hits|Score|Hits|Score| Hits|Score|
+-------------------------+----+-----+----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+
| Mr. C. E. Nesham |100 | 426 | 75 | 337 | 45 | 247 | 220 |1010 |
| Mr. C. J. Longman | 72 | 274 | 69 | 305 | 47 | 229 | 188 | 808 |
| Major C. H. Fisher | 79 | 313 | 67 | 291 | 37 | 185 | 183 | 789 |
| Mr. H. A. Howman[16] | 65 | 273 | 57 | 259 | 41 | 231 | 163 | 763 |
| Mr. N. Rattray | 69 | 221 | 71 | 315 | 41 | 225 | 181 | 761 |
| Mr. F. A. Govett | 68 | 258 | 66 | 292 | 46 | 208 | 180 | 758 |
| Mr. O. L. Clare | 57 | 229 | 69 | 281 | 41 | 213 | 167 | 723 |
| Mr. Eyre W. Hussey[16] | 69 | 291 | 60 | 238 | 39 | 189 | 168 | 718 |
| Colonel Lewin | 59 | 203 | 64 | 270 | 43 | 211 | 166 | 684 |
| Mr. G. W. Chapman | 54 | 224 | 63 | 271 | 38 | 164 | 155 | 659 |
| Mr. G. G. Hulme[16] | 53 | 219 | 57 | 227 | 38 | 186 | 148 | 632 |
| Captain M. Allen[16] | 64 | 228 | 57 | 215 | 40 | 178 | 161 | 621 |
| Mr. C. H. Everett | 59 | 231 | 54 | 220 | 38 | 164 | 151 | 615 |
+-------------------------+----+-----+----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+
[16] Visitors.
Twenty-eight gentlemen shot.
* * * * *
The Grand Jubilee and Annual Handicap Meeting of the Royal Toxophilite Society was held on October 9 and 10, 1884.
+-------------------------+----------+----------+----------+-----------+
| | 100 Yards| 80 Yards | 60 Yards | TOTALS |
| GENTLEMEN +----+-----+----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+
| |Hits|Score|Hits|Score|Hits|Score| Hits|Score|
+-------------------------+----+-----+----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+
| Mr. C. E. Nesham | 89 | 393 | 70 | 290 | 45 | 211 | 204 | 894 |
| Mr. R. Walters | 70 | 264 | 69 | 305 | 43 | 219 | 182 | 788 |
| Mr. O. L. Clare | 83 | 321 | 66 | 268 | 42 | 198 | 191 | 787 |
| Mr. J. H. Bridges | 66 | 242 | 75 | 327 | 41 | 215 | 182 | 784 |
| Mr. Eyre W. Hussey[17] | 58 | 206 | 75 | 323 | 45 | 247 | 178 | 776 |
| Mr. C. J. Longman | 76 | 310 | 68 | 270 | 38 | 172 | 182 | 752 |
| Captain M. Allen[17] | 67 | 243 | 71 | 309 | 42 | 198 | 180 | 750 |
| Mr. Gregson[17] | 74 | 252 | 65 | 291 | 38 | 188 | 177 | 731 |
| Mr. T. T. S. Metcalfe | 55 | 225 | 64 | 276 | 44 | 200 | 163 | 701 |
| Mr. Piers F. Legh[17] | 57 | 201 | 69 | 283 | 40 | 192 | 166 | 676 |
| Mr. A. Newall | 57 | 225 | 60 | 256 | 31 | 147 | 148 | 628 |
| Mr. C. H. Everett | 45 | 149 | 66 | 288 | 41 | 179 | 152 | 616 |
| Mr. Walrond | 57 | 195 | 57 | 199 | 41 | 205 | 155 | 599 |
| Mr. G. G. Hulme[17] | 47 | 179 | 52 | 210 | 41 | 209 | 140 | 598 |
| Mr. H. Kendall | 54 | 184 | 51 | 209 | 41 | 199 | 146 | 592 |
+-------------------------+----+-----+----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+
[17] Visitors.
Forty-nine gentlemen shot.
Nothing could have been more unfavourable than the weather on this occasion. It was wet, stormy, and bitterly cold.
* * * * *
The Grand Annual Autumn Handicap Meeting of the Royal Toxophilite Society was held on October 8 and 9, 1885.
+-------------------------+----------+----------+----------+-----------+
| | 100 Yards| 80 Yards | 60 Yards | TOTALS |
| GENTLEMEN +----+-----+----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+
| |Hits|Score|Hits|Score|Hits|Score| Hits|Score|
+-------------------------+----+-----+----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+
| Mr. Perry-Keene[18] | 69 | 245 | 84 | 384 | 43 | 255 | 196 | 884 |
| Mr. C. E. Nesham | 79 | 273 | 81 | 355 | 45 | 243 | 205 | 871 |
| Mr. R. Walters | 72 | 256 | 78 | 370 | 39 | 203 | 189 | 829 |
| Mr. E. Brodie Hoare | 66 | 274 | 58 | 246 | 43 | 201 | 167 | 721 |
| Mr. H. H. Longman | 61 | 205 | 60 | 268 | 42 | 230 | 163 | 703 |
| Mr. C. H. Everett | 63 | 249 | 61 | 259 | 39 | 175 | 163 | 683 |
| Mr. H. Kendall | 44 | 174 | 52 | 224 | 43 | 233 | 139 | 631 |
+-------------------------+----+-----+----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+
[18] Visitor.
Twenty-one gentlemen shot at this meeting.
* * * * *
The Grand Annual Autumn Handicap Meeting of the Royal Toxophilite Society was held on October 14 and 15, 1886.
+-----------------------+----------+----------+-------------+-----------+
| | 100 Yards| 80 Yards | 60 Yards | TOTALS |
| GENTLEMEN +----+-----+----+-----+----+--------+-----+-----+
| |Hits|Score|Hits|Score|Hits| Score | Hits|Score|
+-----------------------+----+-----+----+-----+----+--------+-----+-----+
| Mr. C. E. Nesham | 86 | 354 | 78 | 354 | 44 | 208 | 208 | 916 |
| Mr. J. H. Bridges | 65 | 269 | 69 | 309 | 43 | 211 | 177 | 789 |
| Mr. N. Rattray | 67 | 289 | 54 | 242 | 43 | 203 | 164 | 734 |
| Mr. Walrond | 67 | 259 | 63 | 245 | 44 | 220 | 174 | 724 |
| Mr. H. H. Longman | 59 | 207 | 68 | 298 | 36 | 180 | 163 | 685 |
| Captain M. Allen[19] | 47 | 189 | 68 | 328 | 30 | 154[20]| 145 | 671 |
| Mr. E. Fisher[19] | 63 | 215 | 57 | 239 | 44 | 212 | 164 | 666 |
| Mr. C. H. Everett | 51 | 187 | 67 | 261 | 40 | 188 | 158 | 636 |
| Mr. E. C. Gedge[19] | 59 | 235 | 57 | 197 | 36 | 178 | 152 | 610 |
| Mr. A. Henty | 45 | 171 | 57 | 207 | 44 | 222 | 146 | 600 |
| Mr. T. T. S. Metcalfe | 53 | 205 | 53 | 207 | 39 | 187 | 145 | 599 |
+-----------------------+----+-----+----+-----+----+--------+-----+-----+
[19] Visitors.
[20] Did not complete the shooting at 60 yards.
Twenty-one gentlemen shot at this meeting.
SCOTCH PUBLIC MEETINGS
The Eleventh Annual Scottish Archery Meeting was held on the Cricket-ground (Lavilands), near Stirling, on August 4 and 5, 1865.
+-----------------------+----------+----------+-----------+
| | 60 Yards | 50 Yards | TOTALS |
| LADIES +----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+
| |Hits|Score|Hits|Score| Hits|Score|
+-----------------------+----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+
| Miss Betham | 88 | 424 | 46 | 290 | 134 | 714 |
| Mrs. Horniblow | 82 | 432 | 43 | 253 | 125 | 685 |
+-----------------------+----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+
+-------------------------+----------+----------+----------+-----------+
| | 100 Yards| 80 Yards | 60 Yards | TOTALS |
| GENTLEMEN +----+-----+----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+
| |Hits|Score|Hits|Score|Hits|Score| Hits|Score|
+-------------------------+----+-----+----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+
| Mr. P. Muir | 85 | 315 | 61 | 239 | 44 | 266 | 190 | 820 |
| Mr. J. Murdoch | 54 | 194 | 58 | 238 | 39 | 193 | 151 | 625 |
| Mr. P. Murdoch | 59 | 243 | 49 | 163 | 40 | 208 | 148 | 614 |
| Mr. J. Allan | 52 | 162 | 42 | 206 | 40 | 226 | 134 | 594 |
+-------------------------+----+-----+----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+
Thirteen ladies and thirty-six gentlemen shot.
* * * * *
The Twelfth Annual Scottish National Archery Meeting was held on the County Cricket-ground in Raeburn Place, Stockbridge, Edinburgh, on August 17 and 18, 1866.
+-----------------------+----------+----------+-----------+
| | 60 Yards | 50 Yards | TOTALS |
| ---- +----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+
| |Hits|Score|Hits|Score| Hits|Score|
+-----------------------+----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+
| Mrs. Horniblow | 82 | 368 | 45 | 241 | 127 | 609 |
+-----------------------+----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+
+-------------------------+----------+----------+----------+-----------+
| | 100 Yards| 80 Yards | 60 Yards | TOTALS |
| GENTLEMEN +----+-----+----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+
| |Hits|Score|Hits|Score|Hits|Score| Hits|Score|
+-------------------------+----+-----+----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+
| Mr. P. Muir | 67 | 279 | 63 | 261 | 42 | 212 | 172 | 752 |
| Captain Betham | 47 | 195 | 56 | 232 | 42 | 196 | 145 | 623 |
+-------------------------+----+-----+----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+
Nine ladies and thirty-eight gentlemen shot.
It was only on these two occasions that the Double Rounds were shot at these meetings.
IRISH PUBLIC MEETINGS
The Second Irish Grand National Archery Meeting was held at Bray, not far from Dublin, on August 12 and 13.
Twenty-three ladies and twenty-eight gentlemen shot.
+-----------------------+----------+----------+-----------+
| | 60 Yards | 50 Yards | TOTALS |
| LADIES +----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+
| |Hits|Score|Hits|Score| Hits|Score|
+-----------------------+----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+
| Mrs. Horniblow | 86 | 428 | 47 | 263 | 133 | 691 |
| Miss Betham | 78 | 362 | 47 | 245 | 125 | 607 |
| Miss Warde | 69 | 301 | 42 | 218 | 111 | 519 |
+-----------------------+----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+
+-------------------------+----------+----------+----------+-----------+
| | 100 Yards| 80 Yards | 60 Yards | TOTALS |
| GENTLEMEN +----+-----+----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+
| |Hits|Score|Hits|Score|Hits|Score| Hits|Score|
+-------------------------+----+-----+----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+
| Mr. G. Edwards | 68 | 266 | 77 | 357 | 48 | 298 | 193 | 921 |
| Mr. R. W. Atkinson | 69 | 303 | 66 | 298 | 42 | 228 | 177 | 829 |
| Mr. T. L. Coulson | 60 | 230 | 52 | 248 | 39 | 195 | 151 | 673 |
| Mr. H. Walters | 63 | 223 | 57 | 235 | 36 | 180 | 156 | 638 |
| Mr. Macnamara | 46 | 160 | 62 | 254 | 42 | 224 | 150 | 638 |
| Mr. E. Popham | 54 | 198 | 63 | 287 | 34 | 134 | 151 | 619 |
| Captain Betham | 48 | 178 | 61 | 263 | 42 | 170 | 151 | 611 |
+-------------------------+----+-----+----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+
Mr. G. Edwards scored 404 in the handicap match on August 14.
* * * * *
The Third Irish Grand National Archery Meeting was held in the Rotunda Gardens, Dublin, on July 27 and 28, 1864.
+-----------------------+----------+----------+-----------+
| | 60 Yards | 50 Yards | TOTALS |
| LADIES +----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+
| |Hits|Score|Hits|Score| Hits|Score|
+-----------------------+----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+
| Miss Betham | 85 | 437 | 42 | 218 | 127 | 655 |
| Miss H. Tarleton | 72 | 320 | 32 | 134 | 104 | 454 |
+-----------------------+----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+
+-------------------------+----------+----------+----------+-----------+
| | 100 Yards| 80 Yards | 60 Yards | TOTALS |
| GENTLEMEN +----+-----+----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+
| |Hits|Score|Hits|Score|Hits|Score| Hits|Score|
+-------------------------+----+-----+----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+
| Mr. G. Edwards | 70 | 276 | 73 | 308 | 48 | 248 | 191 | 827 |
| Captain Betham | 64 | 234 | 66 | 276 | 43 | 215 | 173 | 725 |
| Mr. Betham | 58 | 210 | 60 | 246 | 44 | 226 | 162 | 682 |
| Mr. R. W. Atkinson | 51 | 179 | 68 | 282 | 42 | 202 | 161 | 663 |
| Mr. Maconchy | 63 | 215 | 55 | 207 | 40 | 214 | 158 | 636 |
| Mr. H. Elliott | 48 | 150 | 59 | 269 | 44 | 200 | 151 | 619 |
+-------------------------+----+-----+----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+
Twenty-two ladies and twenty-one gentlemen shot.
* * * * *
The Fourth Irish Grand National Archery Meeting was held in the New Winter Gardens, Dublin, on May 31 and June 1, 1865.
+-----------------------+----------+----------+-----------+
| | 60 Yards | 50 Yards | TOTALS |
| LADIES +----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+
| |Hits|Score|Hits|Score| Hits|Score|
+-----------------------+----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+
| Miss Betham | 85 | 375 | 46 | 264 | 131 | 639 |
| Mrs. Ormsby | 65 | 257 | 41 | 175 | 106 | 432 |
+-----------------------+----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+
+-------------------------+----------+----------+----------+-----------+
| | 100 Yards| 80 Yards | 60 Yards | TOTALS |
| GENTLEMEN +----+-----+----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+
| |Hits|Score|Hits|Score|Hits|Score| Hits|Score|
+-------------------------+----+-----+----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+
| Mr. G. Edwards | 50 | 192 | 77 | 387 | 45 | 231 | 172 | 810 |
| Mr. Betham | 74 | 306 | 62 | 248 | 42 | 204 | 178 | 758 |
| Captain Betham | 59 | 227 | 61 | 277 | 39 | 157 | 159 | 661 |
| Captain Whitla | 59 | 223 | 57 | 237 | 28 | 130 | 144 | 590 |
+-------------------------+----+-----+----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+
Thirteen ladies and seventeen gentlemen shot.
* * * * *
The Second Grand Leinster Archery Meeting was held in the grounds of the Exhibition Palace, Dublin, on September 19 and 20, 1865.
+-----------------------+----------+----------+-----------+
| | 60 Yards | 50 Yards | TOTALS |
| LADIES +----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+
| |Hits|Score|Hits|Score| Hits|Score|
+-----------------------+----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+
| Miss Macpherson | 75 | 343 | 42 | 220 | 117 | 563 |
| Miss Hendley | 67 | 305 | 41 | 187 | 108 | 492 |
| Miss Betham | 66 | 290 | 36 | 200 | 102 | 490 |
+-----------------------+----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+
+-------------------------+----------+----------+----------+-----------+
| | 100 Yards| 80 Yards | 60 Yards | TOTALS |
| GENTLEMEN +----+-----+----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+
| |Hits|Score|Hits|Score|Hits|Score| Hits|Score|
+-------------------------+----+-----+----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+
| Captain Whitla | 41 | 149 | 64 | 310 | 40 | 230 | 145 | 689 |
| Mr. Betham | 49 | 197 | 56 | 234 | 39 | 171 | 144 | 602 |
+-------------------------+----+-----+----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+
Twenty-six ladies and sixteen gentlemen shot.
* * * * *
The Fifth Irish Grand National Archery Meeting was held in the New Winter Gardens in Dublin on August 1, 2, and 3, 1866. Eighteen ladies and seventeen gentlemen shot.
+-----------------------+----------+----------+-----------+
| | 60 Yards | 50 Yards | TOTALS |
| LADIES +----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+
| |Hits|Score|Hits|Score| Hits|Score|
+-----------------------+----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+
| Mrs. Horniblow | 86 | 386 | 46 | 268 | 132 | 654 |
| Miss Betham | 80 | 378 | 40 | 244 | 120 | 622 |
| Miss A. Betham | 61 | 291 | 44 | 238 | 105 | 529 |
+-----------------------+----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+
+-------------------------+----------+----------+----------+-----------+
| | 100 Yards| 80 Yards | 60 Yards | TOTALS |
| GENTLEMEN +----+-----+----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+
| |Hits|Score|Hits|Score|Hits|Score| Hits|Score|
+-------------------------+----+-----+----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+
| Mr. Betham | 63 | 241 | 68 | 272 | 45 | 287 | 176 | 800 |
| Mr. G. Edwards | 36 | 134 | 70 | 348 | 45 | 231 | 151 | 713 |
| Mr. R. W. Atkinson | 54 | 210 | 57 | 259 | 41 | 213 | 152 | 682 |
| Captain Whitla | 58 | 226 | 60 | 260 | 40 | 192 | 158 | 678 |
| Captain Betham | 36 | 130 | 60 | 240 | 46 | 238 | 142 | 608 |
+-------------------------+----+-----+----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+
* * * * *
The First Ulster Grand Archery Meeting was held at Ulsterville, Belfast, on August 8, 9, and 10, 1866.
+-----------------------+----------+----------+-----------+
| | 60 Yards | 50 Yards | TOTALS |
| LADIES +----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+
| |Hits|Score|Hits|Score| Hits|Score|
+-----------------------+----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+
| Miss Betham | 88 | 418 | 46 | 274 | 134 | 692 |
| Mrs. Horniblow | 79 | 349 | 40 | 202 | 119 | 551 |
| Miss Ada Betham | 70 | 320 | 41 | 209 | 111 | 529 |
+-----------------------+----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+
+-------------------------+----------+----------+----------+-----------+
| | 100 Yards| 80 Yards | 60 Yards | TOTALS |
| GENTLEMEN +----+-----+----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+
| |Hits|Score|Hits|Score|Hits|Score| Hits|Score|
+-------------------------+----+-----+----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+
| Mr. Betham | 72 | 274 | 65 | 257 | 40 | 196 | 177 | 727 |
| Captain Betham | 50 | 172 | 53 | 255 | 41 | 173 | 144 | 600 |
+-------------------------+----+-----+----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+
Eighteen ladies and nine gentlemen shot.
* * * * *
The Third Grand Leinster Archery Meeting was held in the grounds of the Exhibition Palace at Dublin on September 4 and 5, 1866.
+-----------------------+----------+----------+-----------+
| | 60 Yards | 50 Yards | TOTALS |
| LADIES +----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+
| |Hits|Score|Hits|Score| Hits|Score|
+-----------------------+----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+
| Miss Betham | 87 | 467 || 287 | 134 | 754 |
| Miss L. Quin | 74 | 336 | 39 | 191 | 113 | 527 |
+-----------------------+----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+
+-------------------------+----------+----------+----------+-----------+
| | 100 Yards| 80 Yards | 60 Yards | TOTALS |
| GENTLEMEN +----+-----+----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+
| |Hits|Score|Hits|Score|Hits|Score| Hits|Score|
+-------------------------+----+-----+----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+
| Mr. Betham | 59 | 209 | 71 | 287 | 41 | 205 | 171 | 701 |
| Captain Betham | 59 | 201 | 71 | 305 | 41 | 195 | 171 | 701 |
| Mr. R. W. Atkinson | 54 | 214 | 67 | 305 | 41 | 181 | 162 | 700 |
| Mr. W. Butt | 52 | 192 | 50 | 236 | 38 | 172 | 140 | 600 |
+-------------------------+----+-----+----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+
Twenty-three ladies and twenty-three gentlemen shot.
* * * * *
The Second Ulster Grand Archery Meeting was held in the grounds of the Armagh Archers, at Armagh, on August 7 and 8, 1867.
+-----------------------+----------+----------+-----------+
| | 60 Yards | 50 Yards | TOTALS |
| LADIES +----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+
| |Hits|Score|Hits|Score| Hits|Score|
+-----------------------+----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+
| Miss Betham | 84 | 400 | 48 | 294 | 132 | 694 |
| Miss H. Hutchinson | 81 | 367 | 44 | 226 | 125 | 593 |
| Miss A. Betham | 73 | 329 | 43 | 237 | 116 | 566 |
| Miss Davison | 72 | 296 | 42 | 220 | 114 | 516 |
+-----------------------+----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+
+-------------------------+----------+----------+----------+-----------+
| | 100 Yards| 80 Yards | 60 Yards | TOTALS |
| GENTLEMEN +----+-----+----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+
| |Hits|Score|Hits|Score|Hits|Score| Hits|Score|
+-------------------------+----+-----+----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+
| Mr. Betham | 63 | 281 | 73 | 291 | 43 | 233 | 179 | 805 |
| Mr. R. W. Atkinson | 55 | 191 | 56 | 234 | 43 | 231 | 154 | 656 |
| Mr. Russell | 58 | 216 | 58 | 244 | 36 | 162 | 152 | 622 |
+-------------------------+----+-----+----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+
Twenty ladies and seventeen gentlemen shot.
* * * * *
The Grand Munster Archery Meeting was held at Limerick, on September 21 and 22, 1867.
+-----------------------+----------+----------+-----------+
| | 60 Yards | 50 Yards | TOTALS |
| LADIES +----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+
| |Hits|Score|Hits|Score| Hits|Score|
+-----------------------+----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+
| Miss Betham | 84 | 424 | 48 | 234 | 132 | 658 |
| Miss A. Betham | 82 | 380 | 46 | 246 | 128 | 626 |
| Miss Warde | 64 | 312 | 41 | 225 | 105 | 537 |
| Mrs. Ormsby | 68 | 294 | 44 | 214 | 112 | 508 |
+-----------------------+----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+
+-------------------------+----------+----------+----------+-----------+
| | 100 Yards| 80 Yards | 60 Yards | TOTALS |
| GENTLEMEN +----+-----+----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+
| |Hits|Score|Hits|Score|Hits|Score| Hits|Score|
+-------------------------+----+-----+----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+
| Mr. Betham | 63 | 267 | 58 | 246 | 41 | 227 | 162 | 740 |
| Mr. A. E. Knox | 60 | 212 | 58 | 270 | 38 | 186 | 156 | 668 |
| Mr. R. W. Atkinson | 58 | 204 | 52 | 220 | 37 | 169 | 147 | 593 |
+-------------------------+----+-----+----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+
Twenty-eight ladies and eighteen gentlemen shot.
* * * * *
The Fourth Grand Annual Meeting of the Leinster Archers was held in the grounds of the Exhibition Palace, Dublin, on August 26 and 27, 1867.
+-----------------------+----------+----------+-----------+
| | 60 Yards | 50 Yards | TOTALS |
| LADIES +----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+
| |Hits|Score|Hits|Score| Hits|Score|
+-----------------------+----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+
| Miss Betham | 84 | 416 | 46 | 278 | 130 | 694 |
| Miss A. Betham | 84 | 390 | 47 | 231 | 131 | 621 |
| Miss H. Hutchinson | 75 | 329 | 42 | 224 | 117 | 553 |
| Miss Mayne | 73 | 313 | 46 | 226 | 119 | 539 |
+-----------------------+----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+
+-------------------------+----------+----------+----------+-----------+
| | 100 Yards| 80 Yards | 60 Yards | TOTALS |
| GENTLEMEN +----+-----+----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+
| |Hits|Score|Hits|Score|Hits|Score| Hits|Score|
+-------------------------+----+-----+----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+
| Mr. Betham | 70 | 282 | 80 | 358 | 45 | 231 | 195 | 871 |
| Mr. A. Knox | 63 | 277 | 66 | 252 | 38 | 196 | 167 | 725 |
| Mr. Russell | 53 | 205 | 59 | 299 | 40 | 186 | 152 | 690 |
| Mr. R. W. Atkinson | 59 | 217 | 44 | 176 | 45 | 225 | 148 | 618 |
+-------------------------+----+-----+----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+
Twenty-three ladies and seventeen gentlemen shot.
* * * * *
The Sixth Irish Grand National Archery Meeting was held in the grounds of the Exhibition Palace in Dublin, on September 14 and 15, 1867.
+-----------------------+----------+----------+-----------+
| | 60 Yards | 50 Yards | TOTALS |
| LADIES +----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+
| |Hits|Score|Hits|Score| Hits|Score|
+-----------------------+----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+
| Miss Betham | 88 | 440 | 47 | 303 | 135 | 743 |
| Miss Ormsby | 83 | 425 | 44 | 232 | 127 | 657 |
| Miss L. Quin | 76 | 384 | 47 | 259 | 123 | 643 |
| Miss A. Betham | 76 | 328 | 46 | 258 | 122 | 586 |
+-----------------------+----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+
+-------------------------+----------+----------+----------+-----------+
| | 100 Yards| 80 Yards | 60 Yards | TOTALS |
| GENTLEMEN +----+-----+----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+
| |Hits|Score|Hits|Score|Hits|Score| Hits|Score|
+-------------------------+----+-----+----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+
| Mr. Betham | 61 | 269 | 70 | 268 | 44 | 230 | 175 | 767 |
| Mr. Russell | 65 | 247 | 59 | 251 | 38 | 192 | 162 | 690 |
| Mr. N. A. Knox | 63 | 253 | 58 | 244 | 34 | 154 | 155 | 651 |
+-------------------------+----+-----+----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+
Fourteen ladies and fourteen gentlemen shot.
* * * * *
The Second Grand Munster Archery Meeting was held in the grounds of Cortigan (Sir Denham Norreys, Bart.), near Mallow, on September 2 and 3, 1868.
+-----------------------+----------+----------+-----------+
| | 60 Yards | 50 Yards | TOTALS |
| LADIES +----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+
| |Hits|Score|Hits|Score| Hits|Score|
+-----------------------+----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+
| Miss Betham | 87 | 473 | 48 | 292 | 135 | 765 |
| Miss L. Quin | 72 | 326 | 43 | 217 | 115 | 543 |
| Miss Ormsby | 72 | 334 | 40 | 198 | 112 | 532 |
| Mrs. Vansittart | 74 | 326 | 35 | 181 | 109 | 507 |
+-----------------------+----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+
+-------------------------+----------+----------+----------+-----------+
| | 100 Yards| 80 Yards | 60 Yards | TOTALS |
| GENTLEMEN +----+-----+----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+
| |Hits|Score|Hits|Score|Hits|Score| Hits|Score|
+-------------------------+----+-----+----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+
| Mr. Betham | 52 | 182 | 65 | 269 | 41 | 219 | 158 | 670 |
+-------------------------+----+-----+----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+
Nineteen ladies and twelve gentlemen shot.
* * * * *
The Third Grand Munster Archery Meeting was held in Sir D. Norreys's grounds at Cortigan, near Mallow, on September 8 and 9, 1869.
+-----------------------+----------+----------+-----------+
| | 60 Yards | 50 Yards | TOTALS |
| LADIES +----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+
| |Hits|Score|Hits|Score| Hits|Score|
+-----------------------+----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+
| Miss Peel | 85 | 373 | 45 | 199 | 130 | 572 |
| Mrs. V. Forbes | 70 | 308 | 46 | 236 | 116 | 544 |
| Miss L. Quin | 83 | 359 | 42 | 176 | 125 | 535 |
| Miss Ormsby | 73 | 313 | 44 | 220 | 117 | 533 |
+-----------------------+----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+
+-------------------------+----------+----------+----------+-----------+
| | 100 Yards| 80 Yards | 60 Yards | TOTALS |
| GENTLEMEN +----+-----+----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+
| |Hits|Score|Hits|Score|Hits|Score| Hits|Score|
+-------------------------+----+-----+----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+
| Mr. Betham | 66 | 232 | 67 | 305 | 41 | 189 | 174 | 726 |
+-------------------------+----+-----+----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+
Twenty-four ladies and fourteen gentlemen shot.
* * * * *
A Grand Leinster Meeting was held in the grounds of the Exhibition Palace, Dublin, on October 6 and 7, 1869.
+-----------------------+----------+----------+-----------+
| | 60 Yards | 50 Yards | TOTALS |
| LADIES +----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+
| |Hits|Score|Hits|Score| Hits|Score|
+-----------------------+----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+
| Miss H. Hutchinson | 84 | 412 | 46 | 254 | 130 | 666 |
| Mrs. V. Forbes | 88 | 408 | 46 | 252 | 134 | 660 |
| Miss Mayne | 73 | 323 | 41 | 239 | 114 | 562 |
| Mrs. C. W. Betham | 73 | 333 | 40 | 212 | 113 | 545 |
| Miss Peel | 80 | 374 | 38 | 164 | 118 | 538 |
+-----------------------+----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+
+-------------------------+----------+----------+----------+-----------+
| | 100 Yards| 80 Yards | 60 Yards | TOTALS |
| GENTLEMEN +----+-----+----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+
| |Hits|Score|Hits|Score|Hits|Score| Hits|Score|
+-------------------------+----+-----+----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+
| Mr. Betham | 65 | 285 | 57 | 223 | 42 | 208 | 164 | 716 |
| Mr. McNamara | 47 | 183 | 45 | 199 | 43 | 183 | 135 | 565 |
+-------------------------+----+-----+----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+
_AMERICAN NATIONAL ARCHERY MEETINGS_
The First American National Archery Meeting was held at Chicago on August 12, 13, and 14, 1879. On this occasion the ladies shot forty-eight arrows at each of the distances of 30, 40, and 50 yards. The gentlemen shot forty-eight arrows at 60 yards, and ninety-six arrows at 80 yards, on the first day, and seventy-two arrows at 100 yards on each of the other days; thus making up the quantities of a York Round, though in unusual order. The best results were as follows:--
+-------------------------+----------+----------+----------+-----------+
| | 100 Yards| 80 Yards | 60 Yards | TOTALS |
| GENTLEMEN +----+-----+----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+
| |Hits|Score|Hits|Score|Hits|Score| Hits|Score|
+-------------------------+----+-----+----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+
| Mr. W. H. Thompson | 39 | 155 | 43 | 155 | 68 | 236 | 150 | 546 |
| Mr. T. McMechan | 35 | 175 | 47 | 177 | 34 | 126 | 116 | 478 |
| Mr. E. P. Hall | 37 | 157 | 50 | 178 | 28 | 104 | 115 | 439 |
| Mr. C. Leach | 34 | 152 | 38 | 138 | 39 | 149 | 111 | 439 |
+-------------------------+----+-----+----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+
* * * * *
The Second Annual American National Archery Meeting was held at Buffalo, near New York, on July 11 and 12 (13 and 14?), 1880, when the Round shot by the ladies was forty-eight arrows at each of the distances of 50, 40, and 30 yards; but the gentlemen shot a single York Round on each day. The result of each day's shooting only is given, as the details of the different distances cannot be discovered.
+-------------------------+----------+----------+-------------------+
| | 1st Day | 2nd Day | Double York Round |
| GENTLEMEN +----+-----+----+-----+---------+---------+
| |Hits|Score|Hits|Score| Hits | Score |
+-------------------------+----+-----+----+-----+---------+---------+
| Mr. L. L. Peddinghaus | 74 | 346 | 78 | 360 | 152 | 706 |
| Mr. W. H. Thompson | 82 | 370 | 78 | 332 | 160 | 702 |
| Mr. W. Burnham | 81 | 331 | 78 | 342 | 159 | 673 |
| Mr. F. H. Walworth | 68 | 274 | 76 | 316 | 144 | 590 |
+-------------------------+----+-----+----+-----+---------+---------+
* * * * *
The Fourth Annual American National Archery Meeting was held at Chicago on July 11, 12, and 14, 1882, the National and York double Rounds being shot.[21]
+-----------------------+----------+----------+-----------+
| | 60 Yards | 50 Yards | TOTALS |
| LADIES +----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+
| |Hits|Score|Hits|Score| Hits|Score|
+-----------------------+----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+
| Mrs. A. H. Gibbes | 63 | 251 | 38 | 198 | 101 | 449 |
| Mrs. F. Morrison | -- | -- | -- | -- | 94 | 374 |
+-----------------------+----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+
+-------------------------+----------+----------+----------+-----------+
| | 100 Yards| 80 Yards | 60 Yards | TOTALS |
| GENTLEMEN +----+-----+----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+
| |Hits|Score|Hits|Score|Hits|Score| Hits|Score|
+-------------------------+----+-----+----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+
| Mr. D. A. Nash | 58 | 210 | 65 | 257 | 44 | 246 | 167 | 713 |
| Mr. H. S. Taylor | 55 | 151 | 67 | 275 | 46 | 252 | 168 | 678 |
| Mr. R. Williams | 49 | 179 | 55 | 235 | 44 | 236 | 148 | 650 |
| Mr. W. A. Clark | 45 | 197 | 62 | 244 | 41 | 195 | 148 | 636 |
| Mr. W. H. Thompson | 46 | 178 | 54 | 234 | 44 | 198 | 144 | 610 |
| Mr. F. E. Perry | 42 | 148 | 56 | 226 | 39 | 179 | 137 | 553 |
+-------------------------+----+-----+----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+
* * * * *
The Fifth Annual American National Archery Meeting was held at Cincinnati on July 10, 11, and 12, 1883.
+-------------------------+----------+----------+----------+-----------+
| | 100 Yards| 80 Yards | 60 Yards | TOTALS |
| GENTLEMEN +----+-----+----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+
| |Hits|Score|Hits|Score|Hits|Score| Hits|Score|
+-------------------------+----+-----+----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+
| Mr. P. Williams | 76 | 300 | 79 | 371 | 44 | 236 | 199 | 907 |
| Mr. H. S. Taylor | 53 | 191 | 51 | 223 | 45 | 235 | 149 | 649 |
| Mr. W. A. Clark | 56 | 192 | 63 | 257 | 39 | 171 | 158 | 620 |
| Mr. D. A. Nash | 35 | 135 | 57 | 243 | 45 | 209 | 137 | 587 |
+-------------------------+----+-----+----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+
+-----------------------+----------+----------+-----------+
| | 60 Yards | 50 Yards | TOTALS |
| LADIES +----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+
| |Hits|Score|Hits|Score| Hits|Score|
+-----------------------+----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+
| Mrs. C. Howell | 85 | 413 | 47 | 277 | 132 | 690 |
| Mrs. S. A. Whitfield | 88 | 436 | 39 | 185 | 127 | 621 |
| Mrs. T. F. George | 71 | 299 | 45 | 237 | 116 | 536 |
| Mrs. H. M. Pollock | 76 | 328 | 42 | 198 | 118 | 526 |
| Mrs. Arthur | 72 | 296 | 43 | 213 | 115 | 509 |
+-----------------------+----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+
* * * * *
The Sixth Annual American National Archery Meeting was held at Pullman in 1884 on July 8, 9, and 10.
+-----------------------+----------+----------+-----------+
| | 60 Yards | 50 Yards | TOTALS |
| ---- +----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+
| |Hits|Score|Hits|Score| Hits|Score|
+-----------------------+----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+
| Mrs. H. Hall | 46 | 204 | 42 | 212 | 88 | 416 |
+-----------------------+----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+
+-------------------------+----------+----------+----------+-----------+
| | 100 Yards| 80 Yards | 60 Yards | TOTALS |
| GENTLEMEN +----+-----+----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+
| |Hits|Score|Hits|Score|Hits|Score| Hits|Score|
+-------------------------+----+-----+----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+
| Mr. W. H. Thompson | 63 | 237 | 68 | 314 | 43 | 209 | 174 | 760 |
| Mr. R. Williams, jun. | 67 | 251 | 65 | 267 | 43 | 227 | 175 | 745 |
| Mr. C. C. Beach | 46 | 176 | 65 | 297 | 44 | 250 | 155 | 723 |
| Mr. H. S. Taylor | 44 | 160 | 50 | 198 | 39 | 181 | 133 | 539 |
+-------------------------+----+-----+----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+
* * * * *
The Seventh Annual American National Archery Meeting was held at Eaton, Ohio, on July 7, 8, and 9, 1885.
+-----------------------+----------+----------+-----------+
| | 60 Yards | 50 Yards | TOTALS |
| LADIES +----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+
| |Hits|Score|Hits|Score| Hits|Score|
+-----------------------+----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+
| Mrs. M. C. Howell | 75 | 353 | 46 | 252 | 121 | 605 |
| Miss J. Pollock | 78 | 300 | 44 | 216 | 122 | 516 |
| Mrs. J. Arthur | 65 | 271 | 42 | 210 | 107 | 481 |
+-----------------------+----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+
+-------------------------+----------+----------+----------+-----------+
| | 100 Yards| 80 Yards | 60 Yards | TOTALS |
| GENTLEMEN +----+-----+----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+
| |Hits|Score|Hits|Score|Hits|Score| Hits|Score|
+-------------------------+----+-----+----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+
| Colonel R. Williams | 91 | 357 | 78 | 360 | 46 | 278 | 215 | 995 |
| Mr. C. C. Beach | 46 | 172 | 75 | 347 | 44 | 214 | 165 | 733 |
| Mr. J. W. B. Siders | 39 | 173 | 57 | 275 | 41 | 199 | 137 | 647 |
| Mr. W. H. Thompson | 52 | 198 | 53 | 233 | 38 | 176 | 143 | 607 |
| Mr. W. A. Clark | 51 | 197 | 50 | 200 | 41 | 197 | 142 | 594 |
+-------------------------+----+-----+----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+
FOOTNOTES:
[9] The points for the Champion's medal are--
2 points each for gross score and gross hits.
1 point each for score and hits at 100 yards.
1 point " " 80 yards.
1 point " " 60 yards.
Total, 10 points.
Transcriber's note: Footnotes 10-20 immediately follow the tables that refer to them.
[21] No report of the meeting in 1881 can be traced.
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